{"id":1907,"date":"2019-12-20T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2019-12-20T18:17:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:17:16","slug":"czech-pianist-boycotts-prague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/czech-pianist-boycotts-prague\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech pianist boycotts Prague"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Czech pianist Luk\u00e1\u0161 Vondr\u00e1\u010dek is so fed up with the poor reviews from local critics that he&#8217;s canceled all of his upcoming Prague concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lukas explains his decision in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ostravan.cz\/60698\/uroven-hudebni-zurnalistiky-je-alarmujici-pise-virtuos-lukas-vondracek-ktery-rusi-prazske-koncerty\/\">open letter<\/a>, excerpt below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I have always been a proud Czech who performed with humility and gratitude on Prague stages and represented the culture of our small country abroad.\u00a0I am very concerned about the conditions prevailing in the Czech musical environment.\u00a0This environment is, in my opinion, often disrespectful and in many ways completely self-centered and unprofessional.\u00a0Sadly, a country with such a rich musical tradition as the Czech Republic cannot support high-quality musicians with original musical thinking.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Czech pianist Luk\u00e1\u0161 Vondr\u00e1\u010dek is so fed up with the poor reviews from local critics that he&#8217;s canceled all of his upcoming Prague concerts. 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